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Here're some tips from experts to deal with worry, stress and anxiety

They're not all the same, but we do have tips to help you deal with all of them

Mandira Bedi talks about life's curveballs and why she still feels grateful

Bedi has been very candid about battling what she now believes was undiagnosed and untreated depression in her thirties

Power of words: This initiative helps healing emotional crisis with letters

The initiative is important in a country where mental health issues are a taboo subject so there is hardly any discussion

Fathers should be screened for postpartum depression too, says Survey

Fathers with postpartum depression are also less likely than mothers to ask for help

Cardiac patients leading lonely lives at greater risk of death: Study

The researchers added that women have larger social networks than men, so separation, divorce, or the death of a partner may disadvantage men more.

Depression in teenagers: Some warning signs signal need of intervention

All adolescents who experience stressors may not develop depressive feelings, or resort to self-harm or exhibit suicidal tendencies. Multiple factors interact together to create such a susceptibility

Depression, anxiety may cause patients to leave cardiac rehab programs

Nearly one in five, 18%, had symptoms of moderate to extremely severe depression.

Weight changes to sleep problems, depression is much more than feeling sad

There is more to clinical depression than just being sad or lonely

Treating hearing loss may prevent depression in elderly

Treating age-related hearing loss, which is often under-treated among all elderly, can help stave off late-life depression, scientists say. The study, published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, found that with age-related hearing loss had more symptoms of depression. "Most people over age 70 have at least mild hearing loss, yet relatively few are diagnosed, much less treated, for this condition," said Justin S Golub, assistant professor at Columbia University in the US. "Hearing loss is easy to diagnose and treat, and treatment may be even more important if it can help ease or prevent depression," said Golub, lead author of the study. Age-related hearing loss is the third-most common chronic condition in older adults. The condition is known to raise the risk of other conditions, such as cognitive impairment and dementia. However, there are few large studies asking whether hearing loss may lead to depression in the elderly -- particularly in Hispanics, a ...

Dad's 'baby-blues' can lead to emotional stress in teenage daughters: Study

This might mean that family life is more disrupted for everyone with higher levels of stress for all, researchers said

This is how modern world stress is taking a toll on pregnant women

Today's moms-to-be are more likely than women from their mothers' generation to become depressed while pregnant, a study suggests

Feeling gloomy? Hit the gym. Weight training can lift mood, reveals study

There already is considerable evidence that exercise, in general, can help to both stave off and treat depression

Why Indian professionals in metro cities suffer from anxiety disorder

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Sleeping less than 8 hours a night may lead to depression, says a study

Participants were exposed to different pictures intended to trigger an emotional response

Nature and nurture contribute equally to depression

They examined five types of families with various combinations of biological or adoptive offspring

Depression tied to shorter lifespan

Depression has long been linked to a variety of health problems, in part because it may lead to physiological changes in the body

When anxiety or depression masks a medical problem

When people have a chronic physical illness, untreated anxiety can make the symptoms worse

Probiotics good for digestive system, cure depression too: Study

A new study suggested that patients taking probiotic had decreased depression scores

Indians are finally speaking up about depression and the stigma around it

Bollywood celebrities and known personalities have come out to talk about mental health issues

A golden cage

Hours to kill & 'nothingness' to contend are driving a number of urban, affluent women to depression